"William, Count of Sully William, Count of Sully, also known as William the Simple ( – c. 1150) was Count of Blois and Count of Chartres from 1102 to 1107, and jure uxoris Count of Sully. William was the eldest son of Stephen-Henry, Count of Blois and Adela of Normandy, daughter of William the Conqueror. He was the older brother of Theobald II, Count of Champagne, King Stephen of England and Henry, Bishop of Winchester. In the absence of male issue to Henry I, William was the eldest legitimate male heir of the line of William the Conqueror. He would"
"Château de Blois The Royal Château de Blois () is located in the city center of Blois at the Loir-et-Cher ""département"" in the Loire Valley, in France. The residence of several French kings, it is also the place where Joan of Arc went in 1429 to be blessed by the Archbishop of Reims before departing with her army to drive the English from Orléans. The Château of Blois effectively controlled the town of Blois and comprises several buildings. Construction of these buildings began in the 13th century and ended in the 17th century. There are four architectural styles represented at"
"left. William has been confused in the past with William de Blois, who was Bishop of Lincoln in England and died in 1206. This has since been disproven. William of Blois (poet) William of Blois was a French medieval poet and dramatist. He wrote at least one poetical work, which has not survived, and some dramas. Besides being an author, William was also an ecclesiastic, being considered for a Sicilian bishopric and serving as abbot of a monastery in Italy. William was from the Loire Valley, the brother of fellow poet Peter of Blois. While named after Blois, there is"
"Louis de Blois Abbot Louis de Blois, O.S.B., (October 1506 – 7 January 1566) was a Flemish monk and mystical writer, generally known under the name of Blosius. He was born at the château of Donstienne, near Liège, of an illustrious family to which several crowned heads were allied. He was educated at the court of the Habsburg Netherlands with the future emperor Charles V, who remained to the last his staunch friend. At the age of fourteen he received the Benedictine habit in Liessies Abbey in Hainaut, of which he became Abbot in 1530. Though Charles V pressed in"
"Theobald VI, Count of Blois Theobald VI of Blois (French: ""Thibaut"") (died 1218) was count of Blois and Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1205 to 1218. He was son of Louis I of Blois and Catherine of Clermont. Theobald married twice: with Maud of Alençon and with Clemence of Roches, but remained childless. Clemence married Geoffrey VI, Viscount of Châteaudun, as her second husband. Theobald fought the Moors in Castile. During the campaign he contracted leprosy and returned home. After living withdrawn in his castle in La Ferté-Villeneuil for a few years he died in 1218, leaving his possessions to his aunts Margaret"
"England. Charles de Blois, son of Guy I, Count of Blois, married Joan of Penthievre, the heiress of John III, Duke of Brittany; together, they became principal protagonists in the War of the Breton Succession. Upon the death of his only son, Guy II, Count of Blois sold the county to Louis I, Duke of Orléans and the county passed to the French royal family. Blois was important during the Hundred Years' War; Joan of Arc based herself there. The extent of the county varied over time. The northern portion, bordering on Normandy, was sometimes alienated as the County of"
"I, Count of Blois († 1205), Count of Blois and Chartres, son of the previous and Alix de France 1205-1218 Theobald VI, Count of Blois († 1218), son of the previous 1218-1248 Isabelle († 1248), Countess of Chartres and Romorantin 1248-1256 Matilda of Amboise († 1256), Countess of Chartres 1256-1280 John I, Count of Blois († 1280), son of the previous 1280-1291 Joan, Countess of Blois († 1292), daughter of the previous After its revival and elevation, the title ""duc de Chartres"" was used by the House of Orléans, founded by Philippe de France, duc d'Orléans, and cadet branch of"
"Adela of Normandy Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England (c. 1067 – 8 March 1137), also known as in Roman Catholicism, was Countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux by marriage to Stephen II, Count of Blois. He greatly benefited from the increased social status and prestige that came with such a marriage. She brought with her not only her title, but a wedding gift of cash and other movable goods from the prodigious store of Anglo-Norman wealth. She was regent of Blois during the absence of her spouse in 1096–1100 and 1101–02, and during the minority of her"
"House of Blois The House of Blois () is a lineage derived from the Frankish nobility, whose principal members were often named Theobald (""Thibaud"", ""Thibault"", ""Thibaut"" in French). Heirs of the viscounts of Blois, the House of Blois accumulated the counties of Blois, Chartres, Châteaudun, Troyes, Meaux — as successors of Herbertians — etc., then the county of Champagne, and finally the kingdom of Navarre. The family was founded by Theobald the Old in the year 906. When Louis VII of France was greatly threatened by the vast collection of territories in the person of Henry II of England, he"
"William I, Count of Boulogne William I of Blois (c. 1137 – 11 October 1159) was Count of Boulogne (1153–1159) and Earl of Surrey ""jure uxoris"" (1153–1159). He was the third son of King Stephen of England and Countess Matilda I of Boulogne. When his elder brother, Eustace IV of Boulogne, died in 1153, William was passed over in the succession to England. His father instead conceded the throne to the young Henry Plantagenet (son of his cousin, Matilda), in order to end the war between Stephen and Henry, of which both sides were growing weary. The new King Henry"
"of Blois, Chartres, Reims, Meaux and Troyes, brother of the previous 1037-1089 Theobald III, Count of Blois (1019 † 1089), Count of Blois, Chartres, Meaux and Troyes son of Eudes II and Ermengearde d'Auvergne 1089-1102 Stephen II, Count of Blois († 1102), Count of Blois, Chartres and Meaux, son of Thibaut III and Gersende of Maine. 1102-1151 Theobald II, Count of Champagne († 1152), Count of Blois, Chartres and Meaux, and then Count of Champagne in 1125, son of the former. 1151-1191 Theobald V, Count of Blois († 1191), Count of Blois and Chartres, son of the former. 1191-1205 Louis"
"as Count always remained reserved for continental territories, even though the equivalence of earl became clear by rendering it in Latin also as Comes, earl palatine was the exclusively British title for the incumbent of a British county palatine. See also Royal Administration of Merovingian and Carolingian Dynasties. King Lothar of France (954–986) gave Odo I, Count of Blois, one of his most loyal supporters in the struggle against the Robertians and the Counts of Vermandois, in 976 the title of Count Palatine. The title was later inherited by his heirs, and when they died out, by the Counts of"
"as one of the 999 names on the ""Heritage Floor."" Adela of Normandy Adela of Normandy, of Blois, or of England (c. 1067 – 8 March 1137), also known as in Roman Catholicism, was Countess of Blois, Chartres, and Meaux by marriage to Stephen II, Count of Blois. He greatly benefited from the increased social status and prestige that came with such a marriage. She brought with her not only her title, but a wedding gift of cash and other movable goods from the prodigious store of Anglo-Norman wealth. She was regent of Blois during the absence of her spouse"
"Odo I, Count of Blois Odo I (also spelled Eudes) ( – 12 March 996), Count of Blois, Chartres, Reims, Provins, Châteaudun, and Omois, was the son of Theobald I of Blois and Luitgard, daughter of Herbert II of Vermandois. He received the title of count palatine, which was traditional in his family, from King Lothair of West Francia. Like his relations, the counts of Vermandois, he remained faithful to the Carolingians against the Capetians. Following the war between his father and Odalric, Archbishop of Reims, over the castle of Coucy, he received the castle to hold it from the"
"Count of Blois who was challenging the king's authority. But when Emperor Henry II died in July 1024 the alliance quickly fell apart as King Robert reconciled with count Odo II. In the wake of these changing alliances and for reasons that remain unclear, Baldwin was killed in battle c. 1027 warring with Enguerrand I, Count of Ponthieu, who then wed Baldwin's widow. He married Adelina of Holland, possibly the daughter of Arnulf, Count of Holland and Lutgardis of Luxemburg. and was the father of: After Baldwin's death Adelina married secondly, Enguerrand I, Count of Ponthieu. Baldwin II, Count of"
"Chartres, but the Counts of Blois who possessed it did not use a separate title for it. These lands were finally sold to the crown by Joan, Countess of Blois in 1291. In 1439, the area around Châteaudun was separated as Dunois for Jean de Dunois, appointed Count of Dunois. Counts of Blois The County of Blois was originally centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. One of the chief cities, along with Blois itself, was Chartres. Blois was associated with Champagne Province, the House of Châtillon (who tended to reside in Blois), the Dukes of Brittany and, later, with"
"William de Blois (bishop of Worcester) William de Blois was a medieval Bishop of Worcester. William was a canon of the diocese of Lincoln and held the office of Archdeacon of Buckingham in that diocese by 10 May 1206. Presumably he was related to William de Blois, Bishop of Lincoln, but the exact relationship is unknown. William was elected to the see of Worcester sometime around 25 August 1218 and his election was confirmed by the papal legate to England Guala. He was consecrated on 7 October 1218. He died on 17 or 18 August 1236 or on 17 August."
"and Isabelle. The northern part of Blois was erected into the County of Chartres for Isabelle; Margaret received the remainder of the County of Blois, and he sold Clermont to the crown before he died. Theobald VI, Count of Blois Theobald VI of Blois (French: ""Thibaut"") (died 1218) was count of Blois and Clermont-en-Beauvaisis from 1205 to 1218. He was son of Louis I of Blois and Catherine of Clermont. Theobald married twice: with Maud of Alençon and with Clemence of Roches, but remained childless. Clemence married Geoffrey VI, Viscount of Châteaudun, as her second husband. Theobald fought the Moors"
"several regional destinations. The A10 motorway connects Blois with Paris, Orléans and Tours. Blois was the birthplace of: Blois is twinned with: Athos, the count of La Fère (from Alexandre Dumas' ""The Three Musketeers"") has a castle in Blois, in ""Twenty Years After"", and ""The Vicomte de Bragelonne"" (from the same author). Blois Blois () is a city and the capital of Loir-et-Cher department in central France, situated on the banks of the lower river Loire between Orléans and Tours. Though of ancient origin, Blois is first distinctly mentioned by Gregory of Tours in the 6th century, and the city"
"was beatified and therefore may be referred to as the ""Blessed Charles of Blois"". His Roman Catholic Feast Day is 30 September. Charles, Duke of Brittany Charles of Blois-Châtillon (131929 September 1364) ""the Saint"", was the legalist Duke of Brittany from 1341 to his death via his marriage to Joan of Penthiève, holding the title against the claims of John of Montfort. He was later canonized as a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church for his devotion to religion. This canonization was later annulled, although he remains beatified. Charles was born in Blois, son of Guy de Châtillon, count of"
"of disease near Toulouse, and was buried at the Poitevin abbey of Montmorel. He was succeeded as Count of Boulogne by his sister, Mary I. His widow remarried to Hamelin Plantagenet. William I, Count of Boulogne William I of Blois (c. 1137 – 11 October 1159) was Count of Boulogne (1153–1159) and Earl of Surrey ""jure uxoris"" (1153–1159). He was the third son of King Stephen of England and Countess Matilda I of Boulogne. When his elder brother, Eustace IV of Boulogne, died in 1153, William was passed over in the succession to England. His father instead conceded the throne"
"Charles of Blois at Cadoret near Josselin. The follow-up was less impressive. Further operations were delayed until July when Montfort attempted the recapture of Quimper. However, news had reached the French government that Edward's main campaign had been cancelled and they were able to send reinforcements from Normandy. With his strengthened army, Charles of Blois broke the siege. Routed, Montfort fled back to Hennebont where he fell ill and died 16 September. The heir to the Montfortist cause was his 5-year-old son, John. During the winter, Northampton fought a long and hard winter campaign with the apparent objective of seizing"
"for it. In 1391, the death of the only son of Guy II, Count of Blois prompted him to sell the inheritance of the County of Blois to Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, merging the title into the royal dukedom. 960-975 Theobald I of Blois († 975), Count of Blois and Chartres, which he took in 960 975-995 Odo I, Count of Blois, († 995), Count of Chartres, and Reims (982-995), son of the previous 995-1004 Thibaut II († 1004), Count of Blois, Chartres and Reims, the son of the previous 1004-1023 Eudes II of Blois († 1037), Count"
"son of Theobald II, Count of Champagne. This branch became extinct at the death of Margaret of Sancerre in 1418 or 1419. House of Blois The House of Blois () is a lineage derived from the Frankish nobility, whose principal members were often named Theobald (""Thibaud"", ""Thibault"", ""Thibaut"" in French). Heirs of the viscounts of Blois, the House of Blois accumulated the counties of Blois, Chartres, Châteaudun, Troyes, Meaux — as successors of Herbertians — etc., then the county of Champagne, and finally the kingdom of Navarre. The family was founded by Theobald the Old in the year 906. When"
"William, Count of Blois William (died 834) was a magnate in the Frankish Empire during the reign of his first cousin, Louis the Pious. He was the Count of Blois from about 830 and, at the time of his death in battle, was Louis's constable. His brother was Odo, Count of Orléans, and he was also a kinsman of Bernard of Septimania. In 834, the emperor's son, Lothair rebelled, supported by Count Lambert I of Nantes and Matfrid, the former Count of Orléans. The emperor sent an army against them under the leadership of William and Odo. A battle took"
"attempts for Brittany's autonomy, and increased a crisis which culminated in the alleged murder of Arthur of Brittany. This was further complicated when Philip II of France managed to place Peter Mauclerc as Duke. The Duke of Brittany, John III, died on 30 April 1341 without a direct heir or a will to declare his succession. Charles de Blois, husband of the niece of the late Duke Jeanne de Penthievre, and Jean de Montfort, half-brother of John III, both claimed the Duchy. In the larger geographical scheme, the Kingdom of France itself was engaged in the Hundred Years' War. Blois"
"three works were translated and edited by Father Bertrand Wilberforce, O.P., and have been reprinted several times; and especially ""Speculum Monachorum"" (French trans. by Félicité de Lamennais, Paris, 1809; Eng. trans., Paris, 1676; re-edited by Lord Coleridge, London, 1871, 1872, and inserted in ""Paternoster"" series, 1901). See Georges de Blois, ""Louis de Blois, un Bénédictin au XVI siècle"" (Paris, 1875), Eng. trans. by Lady Lovat (London, 1878, etc.). Louis de Blois Abbot Louis de Blois, O.S.B., (October 1506 – 7 January 1566) was a Flemish monk and mystical writer, generally known under the name of Blosius. He was born at"
"the Netherlands and travelled to France, and he was present at the Battle of Crecy. Here his son-in-law Louis II, Count of Blois was killed. This made his grandson John II, Count of Blois heir to the expensive possessions in Holland and Zeeland. Afterwards John resided at the court of Margaret of Burgundy John had a bastard son for whom he bought the heerlijkheid Treslong in Picardie. From this son descended the Bloys of Treslong. He died on 11 March 1356. Bloys of Treslong is a family that descended from a bastard son of John of Beaumont. The Bloys' of"
"William of Blois (poet) William of Blois was a French medieval poet and dramatist. He wrote at least one poetical work, which has not survived, and some dramas. Besides being an author, William was also an ecclesiastic, being considered for a Sicilian bishopric and serving as abbot of a monastery in Italy. William was from the Loire Valley, the brother of fellow poet Peter of Blois. While named after Blois, there is no documentary evidence that either brother was born there. The family's origins may have been in Brittany. The family, which also included sisters, had some nobility if not"
"VI, Count of Blois. Catherine of Clermont Catherine of Clermont (French: ""Catherine de Clermont""; ? – 19/20 September 1212/1213) was a medieval noble lady; the Countess of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis in her own right, whilst she was also the Countess of Blois by marriage. Catherine was the eldest child of Raoul I, Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis and his wife, Countess Alix. Catherine’s brother Philippe died before Raoul, and Catherine became the Countess of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis after her father’s death. The husband of Catherine was Louis I, Count of Blois, a grandson of the King of France. Catherine bore three children to her husband; one"
"Count of Blois handed Amboise back to him. The relationship between Thierry of Alsace, Count of Flanders, who had taken part in the assaults against Henry II with Louis VII, and Henry II, who had expelled all Flemish mercenaries after his accession to the throne, was not cordial at first. However, the wool trade between England and Flanders was profitable and meant that the count and Henry favoured a cordial relationship between the two of them. This relationship peaked when the Count appointed Henry guardian of his eldest son, Philip, who had been left as regent, so that he could"
"Odo II, Count of Blois Odo II () (983 – 15 November 1037) was the Count of Blois, Chartres, Châteaudun, Beauvais and Tours from 1004 and Count of Troyes (as Odo IV) and Meaux (as Odo I) from 1022. He twice tried to make himself a king: first in Italy after 1024 and then in Burgundy after 1032. Odo II was the son of Odo I of Blois and Bertha of Burgundy. He was the first to unite Blois and Champagne under one authority although his career was spent in endless feudal warfare with his neighbors and suzerains, many of"
"made an appeal to Philip VI, who summoned John of Montfort to a Court of Peers session in Conflans in September 1341. In this context by the judgment of Conflans, the Duchy of Brittany was attributed to Charles of Blois. Philip VI agreed to receive ""l'hommage lige"" of Charles of Blois on behalf of his wife, and confiscated from John of Montfort the French lands of the County of Montfort-l'Amaury, as well as the Viscounty of Limoges that he held more unduly. In October 1341, Charles of Blois and John II, Duke of Normandy (later King of France), put together"